2016 02-04 SB Channel Total sightings for the day included 4 humpback whales (1 of which we saw 3 times, but I didn’t “pad” the count), 5...

2016 02-03 SB Channel Wow! It was such a gorgeous day full of mammals I’m speechless (almost). This was a cruise ship trip and seafaring...

2016 01-22 SB Channel Captain Eric steered a course for the west end of Santa Cruz Island, a southwesterly heading from Santa Barbara....

2016 01-01 SB Channel Happy New Year ! Sunny skies and humpback whales prevailed in our zone of the Santa Barbara Channel today. It was a...

2015 12-29 SB Channel The humpback whale show. Yes, it is southbound gray whale season. And, yes, we did watch 7 humpback whales today...

2015 12-28 SB Channel A truly exhilarating experience and cetacean watching extraordinaire. Back from the snowy slopes of Colorado,...

2015 12-17 SB Channel El capitán and el águila put their collective four sharp eyes together and found a southbound migrating gray whale,...

2015 11-28 SB Channel Captain Dave and his renowned crew set a southwesterly course out of Santa Barbara today and encountered a little...

2015 11-27 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew found the first of their humpbacks along the 50-fathom curve six miles south of Santa...

2015 11-22 SB Channel Fin whale flukes, dolphin calves play, and humpbacks migrate. This flat, calm and sunny day got started about 6...

2015 11-21 SB Channel Santa Ana winds were blowing far to the east of us and, per usual, this created almost an ideal summer day in our...

2015 11-19 SB Channel It was another gorgeous day with sunny, warm skies and calm seas. Again the above-water visibility was spectacular...

2015 11-18 SB Channel All the mammals were languid on this summer-like day in the Santa Barbara Channel. We watched 2 different pods of...

2015 11-14 SB Channel Could it get any better? What a week it has been with drop dead gorgeous weather, clear air, clear water, and lots...

2015 11-13 SB Channel Friday the 13th brings nothing but excellent luck and sightings for the Condor Express and its whale-loving...

HUMPBACKS MUG CONDOR EXPRESS 2015 11-11 SB Channel You could see from Bony Ridge to the east all the way out to San Miguel Island to the...

2015 11-08 SB Channel Captain Eric found a total of 5 humpback whales today.   Three of the whales were along the 300-foot depth curve...

2015 10-31 SB Channel Halloween brought the Santa Barbara Channel great sea conditions today, and Captain Eric steered a course to a...

2015 10-28 SB Channel A glorious day that started out overcast with spots of virga here and there, but got very hot, sunny and windy as...

2015 10-25 SB Channel Clear warm water (71.6°F), no wind, small seas and it was a wonderful day for Captain Eric and his crew to locate...